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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

Ukraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new war, Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
‘We will not leave Donbas. We cannot do it,’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Photograph: APAImages/Shutterstock

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine could not agree to a Russian proposal to give up more of his country’s territory in exchange for a ceasefire because Moscow would use what it gained as a springboard to start a future war.

The Ukrainian president said he did not believe that Donald Trump supported Russia’s demands, and he expressed hope the US leader would act as an honest mediator when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.

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